Add fun with home-made puppets
June 5, storyteller Sally Jaeger and I are participating in the first Ontario Ultimate Block Party from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Toronto’s historic Fort York. From 7,000 to 10,000 children and their...
View ArticleMake your own craft supplies – it’s easy
A,B,C & tumble down D, The cats in the cupboard and can’t see me! Now that the big kids are heading back to school, have some fun in the kitchen with the littles! You don’t have to buy paint or...
View ArticleGreat art program for young children
1 leaf, 2 leaves, 3 leaves today, 4 leaves, 5 leaves, Blow them all away! Count this rhyme out on your fingers Substitute leaves for worries and blow them all away! You may find the children are...
View ArticleSnow and ice fun for the kiddies
Lives in winter, Dies in summer, And grows with its root upwards. What am I? The answer to the riddle is an icicle. Fun winter crafts can include ice sculptures frozen in household containers, top, or...
View ArticleLions and lambs for springtime fun
March brings breeze loud and shrill, to stir the dancing daffodil. They also say if March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb. Pretty soon it will be March Break and children will have extra...
View ArticleTransform old art into new art
Daffy Down Dilly has come to town, in a yellow petticoat and a green gown Children love to paint, especially the younger ones who will paint through a stack of paper in a few minutes. There’s only so...
View ArticleFun for kids out on the town and at home
Jump, jump, jump, Jim Joe, Shake your head and nod your head And tap your toe. Around and around and around you go, You find a little partner and you jump Jim Joe! This is a great singing game for...
View ArticleFelting with fleece fun for families
Little Bo Peep washed her sheep, They got so grey and greasy. But after a wash in a soapy tub They came out white and fleecy! - Nonsense Nursery Rhymes by Richard Edwards - A fun book of new twists on...
View Article